I learned something new today! how to get rid of lice/mites!

[MrsKemmerlin]

I thought cedar was toxic as well - good to know that in moderation it is just fine to use!

Thanks for the good information!

 

[BayouPoules]

Liamm_1 said
"I recently spoke on the phone to a customer service rep for the brand of pine bedding I use. He assured me that any information about cedar being toxic for chickens was a fallacy, most likely created on the internet. He extolled the natural bug fighting abilities of cedar bedding, and suggested to disregard any information that cedar bedding is toxic for chickens."


Thanks for posting this,.. I have never before said anything,. didn't want to ruffle feathers ,. but we personally have never seen a problem with it,. maybe it has caused problems for some,.I don't know,. but cedar has always been used at our place and it been wonderful for pest control and smell! I don't know everything though,. I suppose that it could be overwhelming in a poorly ventilated coop,.. sure would like to see some scientific proof that it's bad for chickens.

I will continue to use it and the essential oil for all sorts of things,.. including pest control,.. in our home.

 

[chickendude]

I have been told that cedar is not toxic on adult chickens. It does hoever have an adverse effect on young chicks while they develop their new respiratory systems.

 

[Beekissed]

I used cedar once and just placed a little in the nest boxes and mixed the rest in with my already established deep litter. I had one hen that developed asthma from it, so I rehomed her. Her new owners said it was a few months before her symptoms abated. The rest of my chickens did fine but I don't know how they would have done with a higher concentration of cedar.

Sure did smell pretty, though!

 

[Justanother Brooke]

I don't know about cedar and chickens, but years ago, my husband had a pet rat that he kept in cedar shavings. This rat ended up growing HUGE tumors all over, and the vet told him it was from the cedar. His dog that had cedar shavings in her doghouse also developed tumors on her sides. Our vet told us that cedar in a pet bed is fine, but being on the straight shavings was bad for them. But, that was all straight cedar, so maybe in moderation it's fine?

 

[the duck whisperer]

Cedar shavings can cause eye infections. it can also cause respitory problems. I wouldn't recommend it, but i know of people who use vegitible dust to rid their flock of external parisites and it works very well. i use pine shavings and straw as bedding instead of anything cedar, too.

 

[happyhens44]

Ok I think we all learned something new! Ceder is ok, But mix it with other stuff AND DONT USE ALOT!

haha

 

[elmo]

Sorry, but I think the ehow article is practically useless in its generality. A handful of cedar chips mixed into the regular bedding in the nestbox, DE and dust baths are all general pest deterrence practices, but you also do need to know how to identify a problem if one develops and then what to do about it. What do do will depend on the actual pest you're dealing with, and you also usually need to retreat to get the pest eggs, too.

This is a much better place to start, in my opinion.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/LC-mites.html

 

[gmendoza]

We just use wood ash from our fireplace and put it in a tire in our run as shown below:

 

[honeydoll]

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Hey, that's a good idea gmendoza. Thanks for sharing.